Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-08-27
Political and Personal.

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Prot. Spencer Baird, the head OF the
United States Fish Commission died al
Woods Holl Mass, aged 64 years.
Alvin Clark, who wns born in 1904, died in
Cambridge, Mass, after brief illness. He
had q world wide reputation as an astron-
omer and manufacturer OF telescopes.
It's said that tho Marquise de Mores, the
daughter OF Baron Louis a. Won Hoffman,
the w all street, New York. broker, is seek
lng diuorce from her husband the whilom
Montana adventurer, whose exploits as
meat packer at Medors, are quite familiar
to Northwestern people, and III which enter
prise he wasted great deal OF money
Prot. Alexander Aeyrowitz, A. NJ. Phi. D.,
ons OF the most learned Hebrew scholars
and biological students in this country.
died at New York. Prof Meyrowitz was
known Ia every seat Of learning in the
United States and Europe, and was the
companion and tutor of many prominent
ciergymen. be was born in Poland in 1910.
Prof. Q. 9. Fowler, the noted American
Phenologist, died Thursday, after an illness
of only 80 hours, resulting from spinal
trouble, superinduced by q hard cold. at
Sharon Station, Conn. He was born in
steuben Co., n. 3, J, Oct. II, 1869, graduated
at Amherst in 1884 and since 1883 has con-
stantly been before the public as an editor
and lecturer on Pherno1ogy
The Philadelphia Press OF the 23rd said
that during the constitutional centennial in
thatcity next month there viii be con
ventlon of the American national commit
tee, who claim to represent 1860, 900 per-
sons throughout the country interested in
reyiving what they consider purely Ameri-
can ideas, and, in modified form, the
Know Nothing movement of generation
ago. Mr.. Powderly is a leading member of
the new party
The president OF the W. C. T. u, Mrs
Margaret Bright Lucas, London, Miss
Frances 3. Willard, vice-president for the
United States, and Mrs. Hannah Whitau
Smith. OF Philadelphia, secretary, have sent
out q call to Christian women in every land,
and OF every demo minatien, who are in
terested in the temperance reform, to OBJ
serve the 18th and Is of November next as
days OF prayer for the success Of the work
in which they are engaged.
The timetable Of the Presidents western
and southern trip is not fully made up
but Washington dispatch gives some Of
the dates, subject Of course to revision and
changes: Sept g, leave Washington; Oct
s, a.
Louis; Oct. 5, arrive in Chicago; Oct. 6, 4,
in Chicago; Oct. 8, in Milwaukee; Oct. 9, in
Madison Oct. IL in st. Paul and Minneapolis:
Oct. ID, in kansas City; Oct. Is, in Memphis: :
Oct 6, in Nashville; Oct. Il, in Chattanooga;
Oct IL, in Atlanta.
G. 2. Huntington has returned from
Europe and viii soon be examined by
Pacific railroad commission. On this mat
ter he says: We have nothing to conceal
that relates to the business Of the Central
Pacific with the government. We have
never used money to bribe officials,
and there is no evidence or any circum
stances that can fasten such stigma on
US. What MIR. Stanford has done am
quite sure was the Wisest thing to do under
the circumstances
John j. Cockerill, has abandoned his
position as managing editor of the New
York World and will take the same position
on the New York Herald, which means a
Premacy. Under Cockerill's management
the World surpassed the Herald in circu-
latlon and advertising, and Bennett evil
IDENTIFY thinks CockerilI did it. AS managing
editor OF the Herald Mr.. Cockerili will re-
celye the largest salary ever paid a working
solute control Of the Herald, subject to the
interference OF no one, not even his pro-
prietor - =
Acting Postmaster General Stevenson
has begun the work OF preparing material
tor his annual report There has been, he
says, an unusual large increase in the
number OF fourth-class postofficcs The
salaries OF many fourth-cless offices are SO
small that they do not warrant persons
giving their whole time and attention to
the postal business, and when an Office Of
this description is accepted it is done purely
as as an act OF accommoda tion. and is readily
given up when some one happens along
who is willing to serve for q few years The
service generally, Mr.. Stevenson says, has
been greatly improved, and the number of
postmasters during the last fiscal year
shows an increase OF several thousand.
B E1-Judge "a. "a. Vandorpoel, the head OF
the well known law firm Of Vanderpoel
Green and Comming, New York City, has
died IN Paris. His death was due to nppo-
piexy, premonitOry symptoms Of which be
gan to show Themselves last spring. He
was born In Undertook, October, 1926 The
sola Dutch family 70 wbich he heIonged WAS
among the earliest to settle in the state.
President Martin Van Buren, and other pub
lie men OF note Were connected with it. Mr..
YanderpOel graduated from New York uni
yerslty and began his legal career az a mem
Der OF the iirm OF Smith & Vanderpoel In
1858 he and x-Mayor a. Oakley Han formed
partnership under the name Of Brown,
Hall u Y anderpoel. For years he had al.
most all the work OF the sheriff,s Office.
The Republicans Of Pennsylvania held
their nomination convention at Harrisburg
on the 18th. VIM. II. Hart was nominated
for Treasurer Of State by acclamation. and
James Mitchell for Judge Of the State
Supreme Court. The platform favors a